Kiwi Fruit Leather

Oh, yeah! These sound fantastic and fun. Go here for the recipe! Note: I would use regular honey since I read that raw honey can disagree with people with digestive issues.

from mygutsy.com

from mygutsy.com

INGREDIENTS:

5 kiwis

3-4 TBS of  raw honey (depending how sweet you like it)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Wash (I don’t like to be touching pesticides) and peel your kiwi’s.

2. Chop the kiwi’s in rough pieces.

3. Puree your kiwi’s in a blender (I use my Vitamix).

4. Add your honey and blend.

6. Pour your mixture onto a silicone dehydrator sheet or parchment paper. (Read tips and tricks above)  **oven directions below

7. Dehydrate for 5-8 hours on 135 degrees. Start to check to see if it is Tacky after 5 hours. (remember you can always put it back in).

8. Remove form dehydrator when the kiwi fruit leather is still TACKY, but not sticky. It should not be dry either.

9. Let the kiwi fruit leather cool down to room temp. Cut the fruit leather in long strips or in a square (however you prefer).

10. Wrap your fruit leather in unbleached parchment paper. I lay the strip of kiwi fruit leather on the parchment paper while leaving 2 inches of paper on each side. I roll it up and staple one side (I am allergic to tape because of the latex so I use staples, though I find it is very easy to unroll this way). Cut off any extra parchment paper to make it look neat.

11. Store in a ball jar for up to 4-6 weeks at room temperature. You can keep them in the fridge for a long time.

12. Enjoy!

** oven directions:

(An oven takes longer for your kiwi fruit leather to dehydrate because it does not have a built-in fan like the dehydrator. Just be patient.)

1. Line a baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper or a silaplat baking sheet.

2. Pour your mixture onto the parchment paper (read tips and tricks above).

3. Dehydrate in oven at 140-160 degrees (depending how low your oven can go).

4. Start to check to see if it is done after 5 hours. Remember if should be TACKY!